Trade Roughage 12/21/07

By Karina Longworth posted 1 year ago

Here they are, your last strike bites before Christmas: the AMPTP has produced the figure that 74 percent of Americans report that their viewing habits unaffected by the strike. Which is nice, but when 26 percent of Americans report something, isn’t that, like, a lot? Also: the WGA has granted a waiver to allow writers to work on the Independent Spirit Awards. Rainn Wilson from The Office will host. Which is, um, also nice.
Speaking of events living or dying based on a WGA waiver: uncertainty over whether or not stars will cross the picket line to attend the Golden Globes has thrown party planners into a panic. Yes, it’s that slow of a news day.
Lou Reed will be the keynote speaker at the SXSW Music Conference. In conjunction, the SXSW Film Festival will screen Julian Schnabel’s concert film, Lou Reed’s Berlin.

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